By Rubin E. Grant As Hoover was preparing for its big football game against Thompson two weeks ago, former Buc Ben Abercrombie was back in the hospital. Abercrombie was planning to go to the game, as he had the Bucs’ opener against Pinson Valley, but he couldn’t because of an infection related to his spinal injury. It’s been a year since Abercrombie sustained a paralyzing … [Read more...]
#StandUpForBen: Pleasant Grove, Former Home of Abercrombie’s Father, Rallies for Fallen Buc
By Rubin E. Grant Pleasant Grove football coach Jim Elgin had no idea attending one of his son’s baseball games in the spring would lead to such a poignant event as the one the Spartans had Friday. Elgin’s son Scott plays baseball for Hoover High School and was a teammate of former Buc Ben Abercrombie’s on the Bucs’ 2017 Class 7A championship team. Elgin showed up for the … [Read more...]